Ndombele (signed for Spurs)

[nmc]

No. We play in the opposition half. He has the greatest passing range on Earth.
He can tackle, has pace and probably not as good as Ferny in the air, but not bad.
2 Silvas and him in midfield, worth having a look at, although Pep might think differently.
But what does he know about football? #Fraudiola
;-)

Okay... if Penelope can come and sit next to me.

 

[citytilllidie]

Okay... if Penelope can come and sit next to me.

And me on the other side, please Penelope

 

[mosssideblue]

No. We play in the opposition half. He has the greatest passing range on Earth.
He can tackle, has pace and probably not as good as Ferny in the air, but not bad.
2 Silvas and him in midfield, worth having a look at, although Pep might think differently.
But what does he know about football? #Fraudiola
;-)

I wouldn't have Kev down as a strong tackler

 

[SebastianBlue]

I wouldn't have Kev down as a strong tackler

True, he usually stays on his feet.

 

[I'm no cynic but...]

KDB. That's the answer.

If KDB is the answer then what is the question?

 

[Leech]

Let's just hope Lee Cattermole is available

 

[citytilllidie]

If KDB is the answer then what is the question?

Deep lying midfielder

 

[I'm no cynic but...]

Deep lying midfielder

KDB is a world class attacking midfielder and Fernandinho is a world class defensive midfielder but if you think that switching players away from their world class roles and giving them a 'job' to do in a position that they are unaccustomed to and to expect that team performances will not decline with it, you will soon be calling Pep for lack of tactical awareness. In our position, we are able to find the type of player that we need and this is what we should be doing rather than entertaining the idea that our results and performances will not suffer by experimentation.

 

[Zenmanc]

If KDB is the answer then what is the question?

KDB would seek an exit ASAP if asked to change his long term role to that of CDM.

 

[manchester blue]

I think people get a bit carried away with the replacement for Fern. He is a supreme talent and has brought us so much joy but if you are expecting a like for like replacement, there doesn't seem to be anyone in world football with his range of attributes so you are going to be underwhelmed by anyone!
He is replaceable, but not by anyone with the exact same skill set. That does not mean that they cannot do as good a job.

An example is my personal belief that we play better as a team with Gabriel Jesus in the team than Sergio. Now Sergio looks almost irreplaceable; he is dynamite on the ball and has consistently topped goalscoring charts. He is a superbly talented player and we are lucky to have him. Jesus is a different player. Are we worse with him in the team? Not for me, we are not. He is not as dynamic and certainly doesn't yet have Sergio's reputation but our results with him in the starting line up are excellent because, in my opinion, he brings more from others than Sergio, who is more of an individual.

Correct. A lot of us thought that about Yaya. A lot of us still think that about Dave.